Hans Kraay Jr. (born 22 December 1959) is a Dutch former professional footballer turned coach and television presenter.
 Kraay in 1992 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hans Kraay Jr. | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1979 | AZ | 0 | (0) |
| 1979 | Edmonton Drillers | 30 | (4) |
| 1979–1981 | Excelsior | 36 | (3) |
| 1980 | → San Jose Earthquakes (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 1981–1982 | Haarlem | 2 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | NAC Breda | 31 | (6) |
| 1983 | Edmonton Eagles | ? | (6) |
| 1983–1985 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 | (3) |
| 1985–1986 | RKC Waalwijk | 17 | (3) |
| 1986–1988 | Helmond Sport | 44 | (7) |
| 1988–1991 | Eindhoven | 85 | (5) |
| 1991–1992 | De Graafschap | 45 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | Dordrecht | 24 | (1) |
| 1993–1995 | Telstar | 34 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | Den Bosch | 31 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | Sint-Niklase | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 416+ | (43) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2004 | SV Ophemert | ||
| 2004–2011 | FC Lienden | ||
| 2011–2012 | SVZW | ||
| 2012–2014 | JVC Cuijk | ||
| 2014–2016 | DOVO | ||
| 2016–2018 | FC Lienden | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
editKraay Jr. was born in Utrecht on 22 December 1959, the son of fellow footballer Hans Kraay Sr.
Career
editKraay played professionally in the Netherlands for AZ, SBV Excelsior, HFC Haarlem, NAC Breda, RKC Waalwijk, Helmond Sport, FC Eindhoven, De Graafschap, FC Dordrecht, Telstar and FC Den Bosch, in the North American Soccer League for the Edmonton Drillers, Edmonton Eagles[1][2] and the San Jose Earthquakes,[1] in England for Brighton & Hove Albion,[3] and in Belgium for Sint-Niklase.
He also served as head coach of Dutch amateurs FC Lienden from 2004 to 2011, leading the club from Tweede Klasse to Topklasse and making it nationally known within Dutch football.[4]
In November 2011 he was appointed head coach of Topklasse club SVZW.[5] One month later, it was revealed his appointment head coach of JVC Cuijk, effective from July 2012.[6] He left after two seasons in charge to become new head coach of Hoofdklasse club DOVO, effective from July 2014.[7]
Kraay presented numerous television shows on Dutch television, most notably for SBS 6, for which he worked from 1997 till 2015. Between 2002 and 2015 he was the presenter of Lachen om Home Video's, on SBS 6, a compilation program of funny home videos. A part of the videos were taken from America's Funniest Home Videos.[8] In 2003 he had a hit record in The Netherlands reaching #3 at the Dutch Top 40 with Er zal d'r altijd eentje winnen, a song recorded with fans of various Dutch football clubs as a reaction to the violent meeting at Beverwijk of hooligans of AFC Ajax and Feyenoord, leading to the death of one hooligan.[9]
In April 2018, Kraay handed in his resignation at FC Lienden due to a discourtesy by supporters of the FC Lienden business club.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Hans Kraay Jr". NASL Jerseys.
- ^ Odinga, Norman [@Impact2002Girls] (6 May 2020). "Edmonton Eagles" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Brown, Neil. "Brighton & Hove Albion : 1946/47 – 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
- ^ "Hans Kraay jr. weg bij FC Lienden" [Hans Kraay Jr. leaves FC Lienden] (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 20 April 2011. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "Kraaij jr. per direct trainer van SVZW" [Kraaij jr. Immediately trainer of SVZW] (in Dutch). De Gelderlanger. 16 November 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "Hans Kraay jr volgend seizoen trainer JVC Cuijk" [Hans Kraay jr will be trainer JVC Cuijk next season] (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "Hans Kraay jr. wisselt JVC Cuijk volgend seizoen in voor DOVO" [Hans Kraay jr. Will replace JVC Cuijk for DOVO next season] (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. 20 December 2013. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Hans Kraay jr. weg bij SBS" [Hans Kraay Jr. leaves SBS] (in Dutch). AD. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ "Hans Kraay Jr. & Supporters United – Er Zal D'r Altijd Eentje Winnen" [Hans Kraay Jr. & Supporters United – There Will Always One Win] (in Dutch). Dutch Top40. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Kraay jr. voelt zich geschoffeerd en neemt per direct ontslag bij Lienden" [Kraay jr. Feels insulted and immediately resigns from Lienden] (in Dutch). nu.nl. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.